Track Listing
1. Soft as Snow (But Warm Inside)
2. Lose My Breath
3. Cupid Come
4. You're Still in a Dream, (When You Wake)
5. No More Sorry
6. All I Need
7. Feed Me With Your Kiss
8. Sueisfine
9. Several Girls Galore
10. You Never Should
11. Nothing Much to Lose
12. I Can See It (But I Can't Feel It)
| Details | | Playing Time: | 37 min. | | Producer: | My Bloody Valentine | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Kevin Shields, Bilinda Butcher (vocals, guitar); Deb Googe (bass); Colm O'Ciosoig (drums).
Engineers: D. Anderson, S. Nunn, A. Russell.
From its very first moments, My Bloody Valentine's ISN'T ANYTHING announces a musical revolution--the rough, insistent snare hits are joined by scalar bass runs, finally uniting and pausing to give way to a barely recognizable guitar swirl and up-close, unproduced vocals as a new form is born. The album's inimitable sonic collages sought to marry the brash experimentation and punk ethic of Sonic Youth with more pop-oriented production values and songcraft. Mastermind Kevin Shields's somewhat more streamlined European update on the noise-rock ethic may carry an intimidating sonic swagger, but beneath there beats the heart of a musical unit firmly grounded in pop.
The open-ended sonic stir and dreamy vocal of "Lose My Breath" create a swirling atmosphere, held aloft by a single, plodding acoustic guitar. This kaleidoscopic intensity reaches its apex in the stirring drama of "No More Sorry," a tightly-wound tune that pitches like a ship in a storm, battered by waves of harsh, unforgiving guitar textures. The brash, pounding punk ideal is embraced most obviously on "(When You Awake) You're Still In A Dream" and "Feed Me With Your Kiss."
Editorial Reviews
Ranked #46 in AP's list of the `Top 99 Of '85-'95' - ...ISN'T ANYTHING is the most important rock album of the '80s, barely nudging out PSYCHOCANDY....Guitarists Kevin Shields and Bilinda Butcher introduced a new aesthetic, creating unbearably sensual, alien environments through furious tremolo-bar wrenching and outrageous distortion...
Alternative Press (07/01/1995)
...They nearly bury their somber melodies beneath surface noise. But unearthing the tunes is part of the listening pleasure... - Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly (07/09/1993)
Included in Q's 50 Heaviest Albums of All Time - ...Staggeringly dense....Unveiling the softest extremely loud music ever....Even the barely intelligible lyrics contained hidden traumas...
Q (07/01/2001)
4 stars out of 5 -- Today, it's still striking for its consistently dark, erotic tone, alternately woozy or aggressively ravenous...
Mojo
4 stars out of 5 -- [T]his is a record that heads straight for the inner ear, skewing, disorientating, toppling off balance. There are wonderful songs lurking here...
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